| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am – 8:45 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Tom Bryan, President, BBI International |
| 8:45 am – 9:15 am | Project Development Trends & Spring Construction Outlook
Kolby Hoagland, Program & Data Manager, BBI International |
| 9:15 am – 10:45 am | The Capital Life Cycle: How, When and From Where Vital Project Funds are Secured
Money is the lifeblood of every project. It costs money to even adequately explore a projects feasibility. This panel will provide an in depth exploration of project capital from the very first seed capital a project must acquire all the way through to operating capital as the works toward positive cash flow. Attendees will learn from project veterans the most effective ways to fund projects and the current appetite for bioenergy in the investment and lending communities. - Moderator: Tom Bryan, President, BBI International
- John Ravis, Principal, Scully Capital
Financing Biomass Projects - Sherry Jean Larson, Manager, Christianson & Associates, PLLP
Green Incentive Financing and Tax Advantages for Biomass Power Producers - John May, Managing Partner, Stern Brothers
Bioenergy Project Finance Considerations - Jeffrey Weisz, Senior Managing Director, New Canaan Capital Management LLC
Elements of Project Puzzle |
| 10:45 am – 11:15 am | Networking Session Break |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Strategies for Determining Project Feasibility
As a project moves towards real momentum, the economic feasibility of the project must receive close scrutiny. Equity investors and lenders alike will require a look at a professional, third party feasibility study. This panel will discuss when in the project timeline a feasibility study is conducted, the vital components of a feasibility study and the best ways to put the study to work for the project once it is completed. - Moderator: Kolby Hoagland, Program & Data Manager, BBI International
- Mark Yancey, Vice President, BBI Project Development
Bioenergy Project Development: The Bioenergy Feasibility Study - Justin Price, Principal, Evergreen Engineering
First Things First: Engineering a Financial Success |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm | Dropping the Pin: Siting A Plant with One Eye on Market Opportunity and the Other on Feedstock Availability
Ultimately every bioenergy project must be talked about within the context of where the facility will be located. In some instances, a bioenergy project gets its start when someone recognizes a feedstock opportunity at a given location and then builds a project around that location. In other instances, plant siting occurs further down the development road. This panel will closely examine the best strategies for determining the optimal location for a facility when considering feedstock availability, existing infrastructure and downstream markets.- Moderator: Tom Bryan, President, BBI International
- Jordan Solomon, President, Ecostrat
Feedstock Supply: Evaluating Availability, Cost, and Strategies to Mitigate Risk - Thomas Yonge, Senior Consultant, Golder Associates
Evaluation of Siting Considerations for New Bioenergy Projects
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| 2:45pm – 3:15 pm | Networking Session Break |
| 3:15 pm – 4:45pm | Understanding the Vital Role that PPAs and Offtake Agreements Play in Project Development
A bioenergy project without a credit worthy customer is likely to never achieve a groundbreaking. Conversely, a project that can secure an offtake agreement or a long term power purchase agreement can really begin to generate momentum. This panel will take a close look at where, when and how developers find customers for their energy products as well as strategies for maximizing the terms of the agreement.- Moderator: Kolby Hoagland, Program & Data Manager, BBI International
- Timothy Baye, Professor, Business Development, & Bioenergy Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Extension
The Bio-Product Offtake: Targeting Corporate Sustainability Markets - Mike Antheil, Partner, Green Asset Finance, & Executive Director, Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy
PPA Roadblocks in Florida - Schef Wright, Partner/Shareholder,Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Wadsworth, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia & Wright
Key Issues in Negotiating and Obtaining Regulatory Approval of PPAs
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| 4:45 pm – 5:00pm | Final Remarks |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | International Biomass Conference & Expo Grand Opening & Welcome Reception
Registered attendees to the Bioenergy Project Development Summit receive a complimentary pass to the Grand Opening & Welcome Reception |